Can the Scope of Secularization Theory Be Expanded Beyond the Modern-Christian-West? Exploring the Alevi Experience in Turkey

This study asserts that the secularization theory has the potential to offer insights into the processes of social change experienced by faith groups outside the modern West. The study focuses on the transformation undergone by Alevi groups in Turkey, who are now experiencing a more modern way of li...

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Main Author: Ertit, Volkan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2024, Volume: 63, Issue: 4, Pages: 977-999
Further subjects:B Modernization
B secularization of non-Western societies
B secularization theory
B secularization of Alevis
B Türkiye
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